have designs on
1have designs on — To have plans to appropriate • • • Main Entry: ↑design * * * aim to obtain (something desired), typically in a secret and dishonest way he suspected her of having designs on the family fortune * * * have designs on 1 : to have a secret desire and …
2have designs on — (someone) to want to have a sexual relationship with someone. She suspected that Helen had designs on her husband …
3have designs on — (something) to want to have something and to plan to get it. I knew that David had designs on my half of the business …
4have designs — index plot, scheme Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5have designs on — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6have designs on — ► have designs on aim to obtain, especially in an underhand way. Main Entry: ↑design …
7have designs on something — formal phrase to want something and to be planning a way to get it The king’s younger brother had designs on the crown. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym Main entry: design * * * have designs on sth …
8have designs on someone — have designs on (someone) to want to have a sexual relationship with someone. She suspected that Helen had designs on her husband …
9have designs on something — have designs on (something) to want to have something and to plan to get it. I knew that David had designs on my half of the business …
10have designs on somebody — have designs on sb idiom (formal humorous) to want to start a sexual relationship with sb • He was quite aware of her marital designs on him. Main entry: ↑design …
